New (old) automatic knife | Benchmade AFO

Dad's friend gave him an old Benchmade AFO automatic knife. Hear Dad's thoughts and watch as he cleans and sharpens it.

[DadsKnives]

What do you think about automatic knives? Do you use them? Comment and let us know!

[pshycobob]

Well this video brought me back, I carry that exact same model and I have been for 20 years now since it was issued to me in Iraq in 2004. Sadly but proudly I abused it religiously and it has never failed me it went back to Benchmade one time after 14 years for the spring breaking.

[matchstickdesignco]

First Gen AFO (9000) had no safety lock and no clip. The ORIGINAL (as in the very first ones ever made) AFO was made by Benchmade under contract for the DOD and were issued exclusively to certain military units. These had no safety, no clip, and also no markings whatsoever.

[jerrydonquixote]

That's definitely an old model the butterfly on it is old and the shape of it and I've never seen one with that type of button so that's definitely one of the first ones! I had an AFOII in my first collection that was the Toronto style that was about 12:14 years ago and it was like the one I bought three or four years ago and neither one of them are like the ones you had mine have jumping around the swell like you mentioned. So I guess they really have improved it from the original. I like it I think it's a good knife.

[Tony-borw]

It might be that the spring in there is pretty old already.

I remember them having a pretty snappy and responsive opening action.

That model is probably the 1st auto ive ever handled, it was my dad's knife lol

[frankromero]

Mine was stolen and I have not been able to find another to replace it. I loved that knife, it fit my hand perfectly. If anyone has or knows someone who would sell one let me know. The AFO II is not quite the same.

[SPARTAN--ONE]

When you say it hesitates, how do you mean? Like after you press the button it takes a second to actually fire?